KTMphil
Senior member
Stainless steel engine crank case - case guards
If you do any kind of adventure or enduro riding, it's a really good idea to have case guards over your engine's crank case, where the left side gear shift lever and where the right side rear brake lever could potentially hit the engine's crank case in a fall and possible puncture the crank case.
There is a stainless steel fabrication shop 40 meters from where I live & I went round there today and they made some stainless steel engine crank case - case covers/ guards for me today.
The left side requires some custom fitting work with cut-outs and raised sections, they did a great job.
The stainless steel fabrication shop is 40 meters from Rider's Corner Bar & Restaurant, Chiang Mai, Thailand - from the top of Moon Muang road, the road then turns 90 degrees to the left and the stainless steel fabrication shop is 40 meters down on the left. It is where the "X" is on the map below:
This is what the shop looks like:
To fix the crank case case covers/ guards, the best thing to use © Permatex RTV high temperature silicone, smeared on the inside of each case saver, after first cleaning all the surfaces with alcohol or vinegar. I always use a piece of tape at the top when applying the case guards in case the slide down while the silicone is curing.
If you do any kind of adventure or enduro riding, it's a really good idea to have case guards over your engine's crank case, where the left side gear shift lever and where the right side rear brake lever could potentially hit the engine's crank case in a fall and possible puncture the crank case.
There is a stainless steel fabrication shop 40 meters from where I live & I went round there today and they made some stainless steel engine crank case - case covers/ guards for me today.
The left side requires some custom fitting work with cut-outs and raised sections, they did a great job.
The stainless steel fabrication shop is 40 meters from Rider's Corner Bar & Restaurant, Chiang Mai, Thailand - from the top of Moon Muang road, the road then turns 90 degrees to the left and the stainless steel fabrication shop is 40 meters down on the left. It is where the "X" is on the map below:
This is what the shop looks like:
To fix the crank case case covers/ guards, the best thing to use © Permatex RTV high temperature silicone, smeared on the inside of each case saver, after first cleaning all the surfaces with alcohol or vinegar. I always use a piece of tape at the top when applying the case guards in case the slide down while the silicone is curing.
